When I'm making something I need it to be catchy - I need it to hit the sweet spot. — Grimes Copy Share Image
If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship. — Grimes Copy Share Image
My image seems to be so infantilized, and I don't really know why. It belittles the music. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else. — Grimes Copy Share Image
You want people to hate you. If you're just making people happy, you're like Mumford & Sons. — Grimes Copy Share Image
When I'm making a song that's very Grimes, it just feels very insular and it feels weird to have someone else do… — Grimes Copy Share Image
My set can get really screamo and aggressive, or it can be ambient and Enya-esque. — Grimes Copy Share Image
If you focus too much on development of the visual angle, it could be a detriment to what you're doing musically. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I'm so sick of my own music that I don't know if I can edit another video, which involves hundreds of hours… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I think my music's kind of cold, but I don't know if it's related to the weather. It might be because it's… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I think a lot of music that's really innovative is not even considered because it was made by people who had a… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I want to say my life inspires my lyrics, but I also try to abstract them as much as possible because I… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I have a really weird relationship with myself where I'll say, "Do it, do it!" and then, "I don't want to do… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn't necessarily be the person who makes it. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I know texture is really important, but I think texture and stuff precedes songwriting a lot of the time these days. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I was raised in a Catholic household and went to a Catholic school, and my childhood brain perceived medieval Catholicism as an action movie:… — Grimes Copy Share Image
My favorite music is never the music that anyone else likes, and other people's favorite songs are always my least favorite. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I grew up with four brothers, and in the back of my head I feel pretty masculine. It's always funny when I hear recordings… — Grimes Copy Share Image
I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything. Vocals can be so many things, like,… — Grimes Copy Share Image
In America there's lot of cool cities, but in Canada there's, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they're so expensive.… — Grimes Copy Share Image
When I'm making something I need it to be catchy - I need it to hit the sweet spot. — Grimes Copy Share Image
I'm not, like, a natural performer. It's sort of a thing that I've had to learn to do. — Grimes Copy Share Image
From an early age, I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative. — Grimes Copy Share Image